http://www.ck12.org Chapter 4. Motion and Forces
FIGURE 4.66
FIGURE 4.67
weight is less than the buoyant force acting on it, so the object floats. On the right, the object’s weight is greater than
the buoyant force acting on it, so the object sinks.
Because of buoyant force, objects seem lighter in water. You may have noticed this when you went swimming and